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| By Rob McCurdy
CentralOhio.com

It was like Ohio State pulled off a blockbuster early in the season, trading LaQuinton Ross for LaQuinton Ross.

The mercurial junior was scoreless at Marquette, then followed it up with four points against American and three against Wyoming. At crucial moments in games, he found himself watching on the bench instead of producing on the court.

"The beginning of the season started out real slow, but then I started picking it up toward the middle, especially in Big Ten play," Ross admitted. "I can't complain about the season now. I think I'm doing good right now, and that's the thing that matters." ...